After seeing “Fahrenheit 9/11” rake in more than $20 million this weekend, all I can picture in my mind is Will Ferrell impersonating Harry Caray saying “Moore wins! Moore wins!” Michael Moore did win, even if a Saturday Night Live skit is the best way for my mind to capture his success.

Yes, I’m begging a few questions. What exactly did Moore win? Did he successfully bring his newest offering to the big screen? Yes. Was it the highest grossing documentary in history? Yes. In fact, it bested the nine-month efforts of his previous film, “Bowling for Columbine,” over the weekend thanks to a lesson learned from Mel Gibson.

Did Moore succeed in fueling the anti-Bush fire? For those with a predisposition against our president, seeing the movie refreshed some ill will. On the other hand, Bush supporters will most likely find no reason to give credence to any of Moore’s assertions. A lack of facts is not the problem. Rather, the divisive nature of politics is to blame.

While standing in line along Lincoln Way to enter the theater, a man drove by and informed me that I was going to hell; I always love the drive-by attacks. But conservatives are not the only ones guilty of playing stupid games.

While I was seated in the theater waiting for the movie to begin, a man stood up and pointed at his conservative friend saying, “Look, he’s a Republican.” Boos and hisses came from many in the audience. Ridiculous.

It seems we’ve reached a point where the first criticism of any kind of argument has to do with party affiliation. This phenomenon was exemplified by the release of “Fahrenheit 9/11.”

No matter what points Moore tries to make during the movie, he is always countered first with the “liberal bullshit” theory. People who are likely to respond to this column should be very familiar with said theory.

There have been countless times the Iowa State Daily and its writers have been condemned for being solely a liberal mouthpiece. These same conservatives somehow cannot escape the urge to read this paper every day.

If you truly believed us to be a bunch of good-for-nothing bleeding-heart liberals, you would give up and move on. More likely, you use the “liberal bullshit” theory to argue your own points, which is in and of itself a hypocritical act. Why? Because the only people who spout off about liberals with this kind of frequency are themselves staunch conservatives. Should I then try to discredit you simply because you’re not a moderate?

Luckily, the Daily is not singled out for criticism. According to some, all the media are liberal. My best friend, who is a conservative, once told me the liberal media are making the war in Iraq look bad.

First of all, bringing the war, pre-Mission Accomplished, inside our homes did more for the Bush administration than anyone might have hoped. Once conflict started, there was a shift by the media towards unifying the country. Even now as deaths are reported on a daily basis I would say the reporting is close to middle of the road.

If the “liberal” media were truly trying to sway opinion on the war, scenes from Moore’s film would be seen on a daily basis.

Oh, and guess what? Moore doesn’t spend a lot of time hammering home the death toll in the Middle East. He focuses his efforts on the wounded, which is an issue drastically undercovered by our media.

The beginning of “Fahrenheit 9/11” discusses the controversy of the 2000 presidential election. Again, this is something which received almost no coverage by national media. How is it that recounts showing Bush didn’t actually win the election could be glossed over by the “liberal” media? That’s a huge story; maybe the media isn’t nearly as liberal as some people contend.

Obviously, with any sort of political speak comes some bias. It’s inescapable. For this reason, condemning arguments because of this bias is self-defeating.

Before you pat yourself on the back for zinging me online, pause and think, “did I use the liberal bullshit theory?”